Spoilers ahead for the winter premiere of Elsbeth Season 2, called "Unalive and Well" and streaming now with a Paramount+ subscription . Elsbeth finally returned to CBS in the 2025 TV schedule , with Carrie Preston's character forced to deal with some of her dirty dealings from her Chicago days being made public. Fans of The Good Wife and The Good Fight already knew that Elsbeth was a very different woman earlier in her career; now, Kaya and Co.
are getting a better idea of that. Elsbeth wasn't quite her usual perky self in "Unalive and Well," and showrunner Jonathan Tolins praised the leading lady for portraying the title character's "darker side." Ms.
Tascioni was actually separated from most of her friends for "Unalive and Well," in a stark change from when they worked together in the fall finale to bust Laurie Metcalf's killer character . Kaya was struggling with Elsbeth confessing that the headlines about her were true, and the situation wasn't helped by Elsbeth being bound by attorney/client privilege. She finally broke down during her wellness retreat when speaking with an unlikely person.
Fortunately, that person wasn't Tom Murphey, the murderer played by a chilling Eric McCormack , but her activity partner Sheryl. Elsbeth confessed that she was so angry because she'd been tricked, and that wasn't something she was used to. When I spoke with the showrunner, I noted that it was one of Carrie Preston's best dramatic performances of the show so far, and Jonathan Tolins s.
